【Internal Affairs】
On October 22, the North Korean media
reported that Premier Pak Pong Ju made a field survey of the Pukchang
Thermal Power Complex, the Tokchon Area Coal-Mining Complex, and the
Sungri Automobile Complex.
On October 22, the North Korean
media reported that the 2017 Autumn Table-Tennis Tournament for
Disabled Persons and Amateurs took place at the Gymnasium of Kim Il
Sung University from October 16 to 22.
On October 25, the
North Korean media reported the rice harvest complete across the
country.
On October 26, the North Korean media reported
that the 6th National Conference of Judicial Officers was held at the
People’s Palace of Culture on October 25 and Kim Jong Un's letter to
the Conference was read out.
【Inter-Korean
Affairs】
On October 26, the North Korean media reported that a
spokesperson for the DPRK Measure Council for Human Rights in South
Korea, in a statement, condemned South Korea’s ex-president Park
Geun-hye for talking about “human rights abuses.”
On
October 27, the North Korean media reported that North Korea plans to
return the 391 Heungjin, a South Korean fishing vessel, to the South.
【Foreign Affairs】
On October 22, the North Korean media
reported that a spokesperson for the Korean Asia-Pacific Peace
Committee, in a statement, blasted Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s
decision to dissolve the House of Representatives to seek a mandate on
the North Korean nuclear threat.
On October 26, the North
Korean media reported that Kim Jong Un sent a congratulatory message
to Xi Jinping following the announcement of the Chinese leader’s
second five-year term as General Secretary of the Communist Party of
China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
On
October 26, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson for
the National Sports Guidance Committee, in a statement, claimed that
the US sanctions are isolating North Korea from international sports competitions.
